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John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 25:15
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thus saith the Lord God, &c.] Once more, and concerning another enemy of the people of Israel, and who had been of old an implacable one: because the Philistines have dealt by revenge: for what they suffered in the times of Saul, when Goliath was slain by David, and their army was discomfited; and for the overthrow of them by David, when he came to throne; and for his burning their images, and subduing them, (<091751>1 Samuel 17:51,52 <100520>2 Samuel 5:20,21,25 8:1), this revenge they took in the time of Ahaz, (<142818>2 Chronicles 28:18), and very probably also showed their spite at the time of Jerusalem’s destruction: and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; which they bore to the people of Israel, from their first settlement in Canaan; from the times of the judges, particularly Samson; and from the times of Saul and David: it was an old grudge they bore, they had spite and malice in their hearts, and wanted an opportunity to vent it; having determined to take vengeance when they could, and utterly destroy them from being a people; very likely, through despite, they assisted the Chaldean army: or, this they did “with a perpetual hatred”f404; they did everything they could, in a spiteful and malicious way, to perpetuate the hatred between them and Israel.
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